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Lego stays in shipbuilding as Kirk exits

Kirk Kapital, the wealth fund for descendants of Lego founder Ole Kirk Christiansen, may be selling off its ships made of steel.

But the giant Danish company that he created — known for its toy bricks that can be used to build everything from the Death Star in Star Wars to the Stair Car featured in US comedy series Arrested Development — appears to have its portfolio of ship designs in tact.

Despite Kirk's efforts to dispose of six MR tankers, the shipbuilding kits still available on Lego's website are:

A three-masted, six-cannon ship in a bottle — the Leviathan;

A full array of pirate ships, including Destiny’s Bounty, the flying ninja pirate ship from the Lego Ninjago Movie and the ghost ship Silent Mary from the Pirates of the Caribbean film

A car ferry complete with a car, a business person and a ferry captain. To meet International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) regulations, it also has two fire extinguishers and a life ring;

Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat, which "has everything you need to play out a happy ending for Disney’s The Little Mermaid’s Ariel and Prince Eric";

A fireboat complete with a movable crane arm, stud shooting water cannon, dinghy and full firefighting gear — although it cannot effectively extinguish real fires;

Maersk Line's Triple-E containership;

An ocean exploration vessel complete with helipad and a remotely operated vehicle;

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Lego stays in shipbuilding as Kirk exits

Kirk Kapital, the wealth fund for descendants of Lego founder Ole Kirk Christiansen, may be selling off its ships made of steel.

But the giant Danish company that he created — known for its toy bricks that can be used to build everything from the Death Star in Star Wars to the Stair Car featured in US comedy series Arrested Development — appears to have its portfolio of ship designs in tact.

Despite Kirk's efforts to dispose of six MR tankers, the shipbuilding kits still available on Lego's website are:

A three-masted, six-cannon ship in a bottle — the Leviathan;

A full array of pirate ships, including Destiny’s Bounty, the flying ninja pirate ship from the Lego Ninjago Movie and the ghost ship Silent Mary from the Pirates of the Caribbean film

A car ferry complete with a car, a business person and a ferry captain. To meet International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) regulations, it also has two fire extinguishers and a life ring;

Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat, which "has everything you need to play out a happy ending for Disney’s The Little Mermaid’s Ariel and Prince Eric";

A fireboat complete with a movable crane arm, stud shooting water cannon, dinghy and full firefighting gear — although it cannot effectively extinguish real fires;

Maersk Line's Triple-E containership;

An ocean exploration vessel complete with helipad and a remotely operated vehicle;